The Center for Environment held the final workshop in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the ClimaSUM project, this time in Banja Luka, focusing on the development of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs). Representatives from municipalities, cities, citizen associations, and universities attended the two-day event from May 29 to May 30. They had the opportunity to hear presentations from several speakers and actively participate in discussions on the presented topics.
On the first day, the workshop began with a lecture by Assoc. Prof. Predrag Brlek from the University of the North on the topic “Why SUMPs.” Following that, Marko Stančec from the POLIS network showcased examples of implementing good practice measures from SUMP documents in both regional cities and across Europe. Mateo Uravić from Ernst & Young Croatia, after presenting an overview of the process of developing the SUMP for the City of Zadar, engaged participants in group work. Their task was to identify problems related to urban mobility in their local communities and try to find and evaluate appropriate measures to address them.
On the second day, Ognjen Todorović from the City of Belgrade and Jelena Brković from the City of Kruševac presented challenges and opportunities during the development of SUMP documents in their respective cities.
Throughout the workshop, participants also had the opportunity to take part in a field visit. Dragan Kabić from the Center for Environment showcased the current state of infrastructure at specific locations, detailing all advantages and disadvantages, as well as potential changes and improvements.
This activity was carried out as part of the ClimaSUM project.
The CLIMASUM project addresses the future of mobility in the context of sustainability, participatory approaches, and priority strategies for the future of Europe. It focuses on smart, sustainable, and innovative mobility planning in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. This project is part of the European Climate Initiative (EUKI).